Adjusting transparency of windows to reflect recent use
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Wayne Brown, Andrew Douglas Hately, Kelvin Roderick Lawrence, Michael A. Paolini
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for adjusting the transparency of windows to reflect recent use are provided. Current use of multiple displayable objects is detected. A transparency associated with each of the displayable objects is automatically selectively adjusted to reflect the current use of each of the displayable objects, such that recent use of the displayable objects is graphically represented independent of the z-order of the displayable objects.
Claims18
A method for adjusting displayable objects according to recent use, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting current use of a plurality of displayable objects;
- and
- automatically selectively adjusting a transparency associated with at least one of said plurality of displayable objects to reflect said current use of said at least one of said plurality of displayable objects, such that recent use of said at least one of said plurality of displayable objects is graphically represented.
A system for adjusting displayable objects according to recent use, said system comprising:
- a graphical user interface;
- means for detecting current use of a plurality of displayable objects displayed within said graphical user interface;
- and
- means for automatically selectively adjusting a transparency associated with at least one of said plurality of displayable objects to reflect said current use of said at least one of said plurality of displayable objects.
A program for adjusting displayable objects according to recent use, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
- means for detecting current use of a plurality of displayable objects;
- and
- means for controlling selective adjustment of a transparency associated with at least one of said plurality of displayable objects to reflect said current use of said at least one of said plurality of displayable objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.